An tseachtain seo, tá alt in Gaelscéal scríofa ag Donncha Ó hÉallaithe maidir le ‘Teilifís na Gaeltachta’, an stáisiún bradach a bhunaigh gníomhairí teanga i gConamara in 1987.This week, there is an article by Donncha Ó hÉallaithe written in Gaelscéal regarding ‘Teilifís na Gaeltachta’ (‘The Television of the Irish Speaking District’), the pirate station that language activists founded in Conamara in 1987.

Mar gheall ar an eachtra seo, sa deireadh thiar thall, tháinig TG4 ar an saol (Teilifís na Gaeilge a bhí air i dtús ama). Because of this event, at long last, TG4 came about (Teilifís na Gaeilge = The Irish language television, it was called at the beginning).

(NB: an eachtra = the deed, event, adventure, happening, incident etc. - basically anything that went on - Go to http://www.potafocal.com - they do a great job of explaining this word with lots of examples.)

Chuir an grúpa seo a lámha ina bpócaí féin agus bhailigh siad airgead chun an eachtra seo a dhéanamh.This group put their hands into their own pockets and collected money to do this deed/event.

Is cinnte go rabhadar ag feachtasaíocht ar gach bealach roimhe seo agus gurb é seo an rogha dheireanach a bhí acu.It is certain that they were campaigning in every way before this and that this was the last choice they had.

I ndeireadh na dála, is cumhachtaí gníomh ná focail agus chuaigh siad i mbun ghnímh, gníomh a bhí ‘bradach’.In the end, an action is stronger/more powerful than words and they went into action, a ‘pirate’ action.

Cinnte, bhí an gníomh seo mídhleathach, mar a bhí go leor rudaí a rinne Mahatma Gandhi agus mar a bhí gníomh Rosa Parks nuair a dhiúltaigh sí a suíochán a ghéilleadh do dhuine den chine geal.Certainly, this action was illegal, as were many things that Mahatma Gandhi did and as was the deed of Rosa Parks when she refused to yield her seat to a person of the white race.

In amanna, is riachtanach an rud é an dlí a bhriseadh chun cearta daonna a bhaint amach agus b’amhlaidh sin sa chás seo.Betimes, it is a necessary thing to break the law to achieve human rights and this was so in this case.

Seans go bhfuil Gaeilgeoirí na Galltachta ‘níos radacaí’ agus ní cinnte sin, go fóill féin is í Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge an ghluaiseacht teanga is coimeádaí ar an saol.Perhaps the Irish speakers of the English speaking area(s) are ‘more radical’ and this is not certain, even yet ‘Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge’ (The Irish Language Movement) is the most conservative language movement in the world.

(NB: coimeádach = conservative, níos coimeádaí = more conservative, is coimeádaí = most conservative. Again, have a look at potafocal.com under ‘coimeádach’)

Tá go leor le foghlaim ó mhuintir ‘Theilifís na Gaeltachta’ is léir. Molaimis a misneach.There is a lot to learn from the folks of Teilifís na Gaeltachta (The Irish language television) it is clear. Let us praise their courage.

Mar gheall ar xx = Because of xx / As a result of xxan eachtra seo = this event/happeningsa deireadh thiar thall = finally / at lasttháinig TG4 ar an saol = TG4 came into being

(NB: an eachtra = the deed, event, adventure, happening, incident etc. - basically anything that went on - Go to http://www.potafocal.com - they do a great job of explaining this word with lots of examples.)

Chuir an grúpa seo a lámha ina bpócaí féin = This group put their hand into their own pocketChuir sé a lámh ina phóca = He put his hand in his pocket / He paid upChuir sí a lámh ina póca = She put her hand in her pocketagus bhailigh siad airgead = and they collected moneyBhailigh mé airgead = I collected moneychun an eachtra seo a dhéanamh = to do this eventchun an rud seo a dhéanamh = to do this (thing) - (more usually said)

Is cinnte go xx = It is certain that xxgo rabhadar ag xx = that they were xxinggo raibh siad ag xx = that they were xxingag feachtasaíocht = campaigningar gach bealach = in every wayroimhe seo = before this / before nowagus gurb é seo an xx = and that this is the xxrogha dheireanach = last choicean xx a bhí acu = the xx they had.

I ndeireadh na dála = At the end of all / In the heel of the huntcumhachtach = powerfulníos cumhachtaí = more powerfulis cumhachtaí = most powerfulBUT...is cumhachtaí gníomh ná focail = an action is more powerful than wordsagus chuaigh siad i mbun xx = and they went about doing xxtá siad i mbun gnímh = they are going about doing an actiontá siad i mbun ha hoibre = they are going about the workan gníomh = the actionan obair = the workgníomh a bhí ‘bradach’ = an action that was 'pirate'

Cinnte = Certainlybhí an gníomh seo mídhleathach = this action was illegaltá an gníomh seo mídhleathach = this action is illegalmar a bhí go leor rudaí = as many things weremar a bhí go leor daoine = as many people werexx a rinne Mahatma Gandhi = xx that Mahatma Gandhi did agus mar a bhí gníomh Rosa Parks = and as the action of Rosa Parks wasagus mar a bhí sé = and as it was / and how it wasagus mar atá sé = and as it is / and how it isgníomh Sheáin = Seán's deed/actiongníomh Mhairéad = Mairéad's deed/actionnuair a dhiúltaigh sí = when she refuseda suíochán a ghéilleadh do xx = to relinquish/yield her/their seat to xxa shuíochán a ghéilleadh do xx = to relinquish/yield his seat to xxdhuine den chine geal = somebody of the white racean cine geal = the white race

In amanna = at times/sometimesScaití = at times/sometimesUaireanta = at times/sometimesis riachtanach an rud é = it is a necessary thingní riachtanach an rud é = it is not a necessary thingan dlí a bhriseadh = to break the law chun cearta daonna a bhaint amach = to achieve human rightschun xx a bhaint amach = to achieve xxxx a bhaint amach = to achieve xxRinne sé iarracht = he triedrinne sé iarracht xx a bhaint amach = he tried to achieve/reach xxDéan an obair = do the workDéan an obair chun xx a bhaint amach = Do the work to achieve xxagus b’amhlaidh sin = and that was so / and that would be soagus is amhlaidh sin = and that is sosa chás seo = in this casesa gcás seo = in this case

Tá go leor le foghlaim = there is a lot to be learnedó mhuintir xx = from the people of xxTeilifís na Gaeltachta = the Television of the Irish Speaking Districtmuintir Theilifís na Gaeltachta = the 'people' the 'folks' of Teilifís na GaeltachtaMolaimis a misneach = Let us praise their courageDéanaimis an obair = Let us do the worka mhisneach = his couragea misneach = her/their courage

_________________Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.

Last edited by Braoin on Mon 29 Oct 2012 9:15 pm, edited 12 times in total.

An tseachtain seo, tá alt in Gaelscéal scríofa ag Donncha Ó hÉallaithe maidir le ‘Teilifís na Gaeltachta’, an stáisiún bradach a bhunaigh gníomhairí teanga i gConamara in 1987.This week, there is an article by Donncha Ó hÉallaithe written in Gaelscéal regarding ‘Teilifís na Gaeltachta’ (‘The Television of the Irish Speaking District’), the pirate station that language activists founded in Conamara in 1987.

Mar gheall ar an eachtra seo, sa deireadh thiar thall, tháinig TG4 ar an saol (Teilifís na Gaeilge a bhí air i dtús ama). Because of this event, at long last, TG4 came about (Teilifís na Gaeilge = The Irish language television, it was called at the beginning).

(NB: an eachtra = the deed, event, adventure, happening, incident etc. - basically anything that went on - Go to http://www.potafocal.com - they do a great job of explaining this word with lots of examples.)

Chuir an grúpa seo a lámha ina bpócaí féin agus bhailigh siad airgead chun an eachtra seo a dhéanamh.This group put their hands into their own pockets and collected money to do this deed/event.

Is cinnte go rabhadar ag feachtasaíocht ar gach bealach roimhe seo agus gurb é seo an rogha dheireanach a bhí acu.It is certain that they were campaigning in every way before this and that this was the last choice they had.

I ndeireadh na dála, is cumhachtaí gníomh ná focail agus chuaigh siad i mbun ghnímh, gníomh a bhí ‘bradach’.In the end, an action is stronger/more powerful than words and they went into action, a ‘pirate’ action.

Cinnte, bhí an gníomh seo mídhleathach, mar a bhí go leor rudaí a rinne Mahatma Gandhi agus mar a bhí gníomh Rosa Parks nuair a dhiúltaigh sí a suíochán a ghéilleadh do dhuine den chine geal.Certainly, this action was illegal, as were many things that Mahatma Gandhi did and as was the deed of Rosa Parks when she refused to yield her seat to a person of the white race.

In amanna, is riachtanach an rud é an dlí a bhriseadh chun cearta daonna a bhaint amach agus b’amhlaidh sin sa chás seo.Betimes, it is a necessary thing to break the law to achieve human rights and this was so in this case.

Seans go bhfuil Gaeilgeoirí na Galltachta ‘níos radacaí’ agus ní cinnte sin, go fóill féin is í Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge an ghluaiseacht teanga is coimeádaí ar an saol.Perhaps the Irish speakers of the English speaking area(s) are ‘more radical’ and this is not certain, even yet ‘Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge’ (The Irish Language Movement) is the most conservative language movement in the world.

(NB: coimeádach = conservative, níos coimeádaí = more conservative, is coimeádaí = most conservative. Again, have a look at potafocal.com under ‘coimeádach’)

Tá go leor le foghlaim ó mhuintir ‘Theilifís na Gaeltachta’ is léir. Molaimis a misneach.There is a lot to learn from the folks of Teilifís na Gaeltachta (The Irish language television) it is clear. Let us praise their courage.

It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation. I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.___________________________________________________________